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The coordination number of an atom in closest packing of atom is  

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a

8

b

12

c

6

d

4

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The coordination number is 12. Around a single atom, there are 6 atoms in the same layer, 3 atoms  in each of the above and below layers. 

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